1. Why did Parvana's mother go to the prison despite the fact that the Taliban were unlikely to release her husband? What would you do in her situation?

I think that Parvana's mother went to the prison despite the fact that the Taliban weren't going to release him because she has faith that they will let him out. She was sick and tired of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan, and not letting the girls/women's outside.

2. Why did Parvana's mother stop taking care of the family? How might this have made Parvana feel? Use evidence from the text to support your answers.

Parvana's mother stopped taking care of the family because she devastated for what had happened with her husband and she wanted to get her husband back.